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Unit 12- Prefixes of location and medication administration Flashcards

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1
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inspiration

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breathing in

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expiration

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breathing out

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in-

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in, into, within, not*

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incompatible

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do not mix well with each other

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incompetence

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not able to perform function

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incontinence

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lack of bowel control

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insane

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not sane

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insomnia

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not able to sleep

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incoherent

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not coherent

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incise

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to cut into

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excise

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to cut out/remove

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inflammation

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means to set on fire

redness, swelling, pain, and heat

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inject

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introduce a substance into the body (usually through a needle)

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infusion

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introduction into something

IV

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infiltration

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permeation or penetration of a dissolved substance into a tissue
happens when lidocaine numbs an area before surgery or when IV slips into vein and solution seeps into surrounding tissues

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instillation

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putting medicated drops into eye or body cavity

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insemination

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placing sperm into opening of cervix

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mal-

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bad or poor

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malodorous

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having a bad odor

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malaise

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general feeling of illness or feeling poorly

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malformation

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poorly formed

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malnutrition

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poor nutrition

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malabsorption

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poor absorption

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-orexia

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appetite

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anorexia nervosa

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obsessed about being thin, and severely limits his or her food intake

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anorexia

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loss of appetite

can be caused by ulcers or cancer

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cachexia

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unhealthy loss of weight because of chronic illness

wasting away due to illness and anorexia

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bulimia

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overeating and then taking laxatives or forcing self to vomit to purge stomach of food

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malari/o

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malaria

means “bad air”

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uni-

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one

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bi-

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two

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tri-

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three

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triceps

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three heads

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tricuspid

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three cusps

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trigeminal

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three branches

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furco-

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branching or dividing

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bifurcate

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divide into two branches

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uniovular

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pertaining to twins who develop from one ovum

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universal

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combined into one whole

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lateral

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pertaining to the side

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unilateral

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one side

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bilateral

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two sides

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trilateral

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three sides

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multi-

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many

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hermaphrodite

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person with both male and female genitals

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semi-, hemi-

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half

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hemicardia

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half a heart

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hemigastrectomy

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removal of half the stomach

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hemiplegia, hemiparalysis

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paralysis of half the body (on one side)

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paraplegia

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paralysis of the lower half of the body

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semicomatose

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half comatose

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hemianesthesia

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anesthesia of half the body

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genit/o

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beginning or formation; genitals

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con-

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with

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congenital

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born with

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hydrophthalmos

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incraesed fluid pressure condition of the eye

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consanguinity

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with blood; blood relationship

common ancestor

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sanguin/o

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blood

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sanguinous, sanguineous

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bloody

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dis-

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to free of, to separate, to undo

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disease

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free of ease

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dissect

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to cut a tissue or undo it into parts for purposes of study

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disinfect

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to free of infective agents

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disassociate

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to free of association

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dys-

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difficult or painful

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post-

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behind, after

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ante-

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before, forward

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pre-

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before, in front of

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postprandial (pp)

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after meals

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postcibal (pc)

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after food

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postglucose (pg)

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after ingesting glucose

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postesophageal

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behind the esophagus

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postmenopausal

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after menopause

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preanesthetic

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before anesthesia

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prehyoid

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in front of the hyoid bone

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antepyretic

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before the fever

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anteflexion

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forward bending

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perinatal

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pertaining to events around birth

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natal

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birth (baby)

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postnatal

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after birth

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prenatal, antenatal

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before birth

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febrile

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pertaining to fever

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postfebrile

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pertaining to after a fever

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antefebrile

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pertaining to before a fever

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partum

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delivery (mother)

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postcoital

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after coitus (intercourse)

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postpartum

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after delivery (mother)

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postnatal

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after delivery (baby)

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prescribe

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write before you can take

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premature

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before maturity

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anteversion

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turning forward

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antepartum

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before delivery

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anteposition

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position in front

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mortem

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death

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postmortem

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after death

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antemortem

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before death

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mortality

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death rate

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morbidity

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rate of occurrence of diseases

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intra

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within

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intralumbar

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within the lumbar region

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intracystic

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within the bladder

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intradermal

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within the skin

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